Ultop

Ultop – synthetic medicine with antiulcerous effect.

Pharmacological action of Ultop

Active component of Ultop has antiulcerous effect, blocking formation of hydrochloric acid in a final stage. Thus, irrespective of the irritant nature, Ultop's use allows to reduce the level of stimulated and basal secretion.

Ultop after single use begins to render antiulcerous effect within the first hour, reaching the maximum, as a rule, in two hours. Duration of the effect which had by Ultop – not less days that allows to take medicine once a day.

Release form

Ultop release in a look:

• The capsules from light pink color the case and a white cover containing 10, 20, 40 mg of active component – an omeprazol (in the form of pellets of a yellowish or pink shade). On 7 pieces in the blister, on 14 or 28 pieces in polyethylene cases;
• Lyophilisate for preparation of solution for infusions with the content of active ingredient in number of 40 mg.

Ultop's analogs

Ultop's analogs on active ingredient are the following drugs: Gastrozol, Omez, Zerotsid, Omekaps, Romesek, Helitsid, Omizak, Omitoks, Otsid, Losek, Sopral, Ortanol and Tsisagast.

In certain cases after medical consultation use of analogs of Ultop on a way of action is possible. Treat them: Gelikol, Kontrolok, Lanzabel, Lansofed, Loenzar-sanovel, Zipantola, Zulbeks, Lantsid, Neo-zekst, Parkour, Panum, Sanpraz, Ultera, Hayrabezol, Nolpaza and some other.

Indications to Ultop's use

According to the instruction Ultop appoint at treatment:

• Peptic ulcer of a stomach and 12-perstny gut (both in an aggravation phase, and for antirecurrent therapy);
• Erosive cankers of a stomach and 12-perstny gut which are caused by reception of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs;
• Reflux esophagitis;
• Zollingera-Ellison's syndrome.

As a part of a combination therapy Ultop's use is effective at treatment of the peptic ulcer associated with Helicobacter pylori.

Contraindications

Ultop's use is contraindicated:

• In pediatrics;
• At pregnancy;
• At a lactation;
• At hypersensitivity to active or auxiliary to Ultop's components.

According to the instruction Ultop appoint with care against the background of a renal or liver failure.

Ultop route of administration

Ultop according to the instruction it is necessary to accept to food. At emergence of difficulties at a proglatyvaniye of the whole capsule of Ultop it is allowed to open it and to mix contents with slightly acidified liquid (yogurt or juice). The received suspension needs to be drunk within half an hour.

Before therapy by Ultop it is necessary to check existence of malignant processes (especially at stomach ulcer) for their exception as process of treatment can mask symptomatology that will cause a delay of detection of the correct diagnosis.

Ultop's dosage applied according to the instruction varies from one tablet of 20 mg (at treatment of a peptic ulcer of a 12-perstny gut in the phase of an aggravation and diseases caused by reception of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and also for prevention of an aggravation a reflux esophagitis) to 40 mg a day.

At Zollingera-Ellison's syndrome higher dosage – from 60 mg (initial) to 120 mg, divided into several receptions usually is required.

The daily dose of Ultop against the background of a heavy liver failure should not be more than 20 mg.

The average duration of therapy by Ultop makes one-two months. At treatment of an eradikation of Helicobacter pylori drug is used up to two weeks, as a rule, in combination with antibacterial agents.

Treat the main symptoms of overdose by Ultop:

• Vision disorder;
• Excitement;
• Drowsiness;
• Headache;
• Confusion of consciousness;
• Dryness in a mouth;
• Increase in sweating;
• Arrhythmia;
• Nausea.

Side effects of Ultop

Ultop according to reviews causes undesirable effects seldom, at the same time they, as a rule, have reversible character.

At Ultop's use treat the main digestive disturbances:

• Stomatitis;
• Nausea;
• Taste disturbance;
• Diarrhea;
• Vomiting;
• Dryness in a mouth;
• Lock;
• Meteorism;
• Abdominal pain;
• Tranzitorny increase in activity of liver enzymes in a blood plasma.

According to reviews treat other undesirable actions of Ultop:

• Mialgiya, muscular weakness and arthralgia (musculoskeletal system);
• Excitement, headache, sleeplessness, dizziness, drowsiness, depression, paresthesias, hallucinations (central and peripheral nervous system);
• Vision disorder, sweating strengthening, peripheral hypostases, gynecomastia;
• Thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, is much more rare – a pancytopenia, an agranulocytosis (system of a hemopoiesis).

Treat the main dermatological and allergic reactions caused by Ultop:

• Skin rash;
• Acute anaphylaxis;
• Small tortoiseshell;
• Bronchospasm;
• Itch;
• Intersticial nephrite;
• Quincke's disease;
• Fever;
• Mnogoformny exudative erythema, photosensitization and alopecia (are possible in some cases).

Ultop according to reviews can cause abnormal liver functions, encephalopathy and hepatitis against the background of the previous serious illness of a liver.

During prolonged treatment by Ultop according to the instruction formation of gastric glandulyarny cysts is possible (have high-quality and reversible character).

Storage conditions

Ultop's issue from drugstores is possible only on doctor's orders (list B). A medicine period of storage – 2 years (for capsules on 10 mg in blisters), 3 years (for capsules on 10 mg in cases and 40 mg in cases and blisters).